Ethiopia Insight published on 19 September 2025 a commentary titled "New Ethiopia-Eritrea Conflict Is 'Inevitable'" by an anonymous author.
A former senior Tigray People's Liberation Front official says another war between Ethiopia and Eritrea "appears inevitable." Ethiopian access to the Eritrean port of Assab on the Red Sea is the reason for the presumed upcoming conflict. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed envisages an Ethiopian port on the Red Sea as his signature achievement.
